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Elvis Presley
The Honky Tonk Gift Shop is proud to feature Elvis Presley. All of Elvis Presley's books, CDs and videos we have reviewed are listed on this page for your
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50 Worldwide Gold Hits: Vol 1, Parts 1 & 2
Elvis Presley
Price $ 26.97
Apart from the various box sets, this two-disc set remains the best basic overview of Elvis Presley's RCA
career, spanning every hit single from 1956's "Heartbreak Hotel" through 1970's "Kentucky Rain," which
was a hit at the time of this collection's original release. In the days of vinyl, this was considered one of
the first box sets--featuring four albums--and even in 1970, the range of styles successfully covered by
the King was overwhelming, from pure rock & roll to ancient pop standards
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Aloha from Hawaii
Elvis Presley
Price $ 14.99
This is a great collection of Elvis live tracks. I'm a recent fan of the King's and must say that this
is an awesome performance that just keeps you interested the whole way through. I love the fact that he
just does his biggest hits, which could have worked so easily. Included on "Aloha" are many great covers
including the Beatles "Something", Peggy Lee's "Fever" and other greats. His hits like "Long Tall
Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On", "Suspicious Minds" and "Hound Dog" are short but great. The at
time newer songs "See See Rider" and "Burning Love" are my favorites on the disc.
I must admit this is my first Elvis album, and I know that there are many more to buy, but I know that the
fans will love the impression that Elvis' voice and just personality create on this recording. It's really
something that will never be caught again. Elvis is indeed the King of Rock and Roll.
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Always On My Mind
Elvis Presley
Price $ 11.97
This a great CD. Elvis was and will always be the King of Rock and Roll and the version of Always on my
mind here, was and still is the best version yet. If I were Willie Nelson, I dont think I would have attempted
to sing this one, because Elvis nailed it, dont get me wrong Willie is good, but there is only one Elvis!!!!
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Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performanaces
Elvis Presley
Price $ 26.97
In his book CARELESS LOVE, Peter Guralnick rates this album as a must-have for any fans of Elvis and
of American music. He's dead-on correct. This album is unbelievable, and shows a completely
overlooked side of Elvis.
These days, Elvis Presley is almost criminally overlooked as an artist -- drowned in a sea of fat jump-suit
bad-movie jokes. But what other artist can sing rock n'roll, country, R&B, schlock like "My Way" and
gospel music so effortlessly and convincingly? Answer: No one.
"Amazing Grace" suffers from double-album disease, i.e. weaker songs interspersed with heart-stopping
tunes. But repeated listens to songs like I,John, Bosom of Abraham, Lead Me, Guide Me, and the soaring
How Great Thou Art are without question worth the cost of this 2-CD set. Gospel was the music that
moved Elvis most, and you can just feel it in his voice -- the conviction, the faith, the anguish. No music
lover should be without this album.
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Artist Of The Century [Box Set]
Elvis Presley
Price $ 47.47
Artist of the 20th century? Quite an assertion, and yet as a pop-culture
phenomenon, who else? Among the dozens of quotes included in this
career-spanning boxed retrospective is one from rock scribe Greil Marcus: "If
any individual of our time can be said to have changed the world, Elvis Presley
is the one." Indeed, and these are 75 of his towering recordings, ranging from
1954's "That's All Right" through 1976's "For the Heart." The three discs are
packaged in a handsome book that includes the aforementioned tributes from his many disciples (sayeth
James Brown: "He taught white America how to get down"), studio credits, and pithy anecdotes. On the
downside, the vertical foldout is cumbersome and fragile. The music? Of course it makes the case for the
grandiose title claim more than adequately. --Steven Stolder
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Elvis Favorites
Elvis Presley
Price $ 6.97
Merle Haggard & Conway Twitty show that they can stand up close to "The King".
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Elvis' Great Jukebox Hits
Elvis Presley
Price $ 14.99
By now, the King of rock & roll's iconic vintage hits have been reconfigured so
many times that it's hard to imagine anyone needing yet another Presley
compilation. Still, this 23-song collection, programmed for maximum listenability,
serves as a fine introduction to Elvis the rocker. With "Heartbreak Hotel," "Don't
Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "All Shook Up," "Suspicious Minds,"
"It's Now or Never," "A Big Hunk o' Love," "Too Much," "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy
Bear," "Good Luck Charm," "Hard Headed Woman," this is one primo party disc. With all these essential
classics on a single disc, how can you go wrong? --Scott Schinder
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Great Country Songs
Elvis Presley
Price $ 14.99
Elvis was perceived as a country music newcomer in 1954, albeit an unorthodox one. And in later years,
regardless of how much pop fluff or insipid movie fare he recorded, country remained a vital touchstone.
This generously programmed collection (including five previously unissued alternate takes) serves as a
powerful reminder. It begins with the Sun recordings of "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" and "Blue Moon
of Kentucky" and samples Elvis's rocking, early RCA versions of beloved country tunes...
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